By Colleen Flaherty. With its faculty members on strike for a third week, Wright State University is canceling some courses and looking for replacement adjuncts available to work immediately in scores of disciplines. More...
Wright State U Strike Resumes Today
By Colleen Flaherty. The Wright State University faculty strike will continue today, as Ohio’s State Employee Relations Board declared the collective action authorized Sunday during an emergency hearing on the university’s unfair labor practice charge against the union. More...
'Social reading' the next phase of e-book revolution
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. 'Social reading' the next phase of e-book revolution
Sean Prpick, Dave Redel’, CBC News, February 25, 2013
Good article on the transition from reading online (or reading digitally) to reading socially. "Rather than limiting discussion of a certain book to a digital room in e-readers such as the Kobo or Kindle, Socialbook lets all your friends in your personal digital network know what you’re reading and invites them into the conversation." There is a caveat, of course. More...
Demoting Social Silos to Syndication Endpoints
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Demoting Social Silos to Syndication Endpoints
David Wiley, iterating toward openness, Jul 03, 2014
David Wiley discovers Known and the result is magical. "Known is a publication platform that uses the “POSSE” publication model, where POSSE stands for “Publish (on your) Own Site, Syndicate Elsewhere”. More...
Social Epistemology as a New Paradigm for Journalism and Media Studies
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Social Epistemology as a New Paradigm for Journalism and Media Studies
Yigal Godler, Zvi Reich, Boaz Miller, New Media and Society, 2018/12/27
This is a nice heavy read befitting the holidays. Take a few minutes and enjoy a good intellectual meal. More...
Social protection systems: not simple, but worth the effort
A systematic approach lies at the core of universal social protection. However, it is not immediately obvious what the term means, or why it is so important. More...
Chinese embassy in UK ‘concerned’ over USS strikes
By Kerrie Kennedy. The Chinese embassy in the UK has expressed concern over the impact that the ongoing strikes of university staff will have on Chinese students. More...
3 reasons to pay attention to the LA teacher strike
Étudiant(e) - Maladie, accident du travail, protection sociale, assurance - Quelle protection sociale à l’étranger ?
- Espace économique européen : demandez la carte européenne d’assurance maladie (CEAM) à votre mutuelle étudiante ou à votre caisse primaire d’assurance maladie.
- Hors Europe : vous êtes malade ou hospitalisé pendant votre stage, vous êtes tenu de payer tous les soins dans le pays d’accueil. Le remboursement s’effectuera en France par votre centre de soins, sur la base des tarifs français et sur présentation des justificatifs. Plus...
Étudiant(e) - Quelle est votre protection sociale en cas de maladie ?
- En cas de stage à l’étranger, vos soins sont susceptibles d'être pris en charge, à votre retour en France, par votre caisse d'assurance maladie sur présentation des factures acquittées (il ne s'agit en aucun cas d'une obligation).
- Compte tenu du coût élevé des soins dans de nombreux États (USA, Canada), il est vivement conseillé de souscrire à l'assurance maladie volontaire de la Caisse des Français de l'Étranger (C.F.E.) ou à une assurance privée. Plus...